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    Multiple Joints

    100% job and knock we love you please come back:giggle::giggle: that aside it would be easier iff it broke on the joint as now you have a broken wedge section and a gap so you still need an infill bit so you have the choice off cutting out the split section away from the star markatry inset in...
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    Has plug and play solar now been passed, I see adverts?

    i really suspect with transmission losses and reduced efficiencies with the fact only a small part off the day gives near full effective harvesting with sun in an ideal position the year over average will be perhaps 10 to 15% so perhaps 115w an hour average or 2.2p an hour [at 20p a unit] on a...
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    Multiple Joints

    you need to store in room it will live in for the best stability inlay in the back say 12mm would help a lot and providing the moisture level is stable it should work brilliantly as an aside some years ago i made a bench style pine kitchen table about 2 ft wide without a frame because they...
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    Multiple Joints

    my suggestion is do nothing for at least 3 months preferably even longer part off the problem i can see is you fill in with a wedge make a fantastic job and because you have filled in the shrinkage gap if it decides to expand a bit it will now be in the central section where the fantastic...
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    Multiple Joints

    another thought once it has settled down what about clear resin to highlight the character and iff it further moves or opens up else where its just further history and interest you could make a book or story board with pictures off its history
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    Anyone used one of these?

    is the small tube an attachment or the full machine ?? you need stability power and mass other wise its an inaccurate small slow craft toy
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    Multiple Joints

    mmmmm first thought oooooofffffuuuuurrrkkk then my thoughts you have choices now all the stresses and shrinkage has happened and cracked then live with the hopefully small repair back it with sheet material say 12mm thick to try and reduce the expansion but fairly hit and miss the grain...
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    Radiator cover mounting to wall

    when i make radiator covers i supply long tapered wedges about 7 to 10 degrees to slide behind the radiator and stick up about 25-50mm beyond the cover top you gently position the wedges slide the cover back mark the top surface on the wedge then cut the wedges level with the underside off the...
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    Cheapest way to cook with Electric

    general comments i cook nothing from frozen for example a ready meal says 900w 8,5 mins stirring half way through i place the frozen meal in the fridge 2 or 3 days before use reducing the fridge running costs a fraction take out the fridge 2 to 3 hours before eating and tip onto a plate with...
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    Hyundai Multitool

    solent powertools deal with many generic tools https://solenttools.co.uk/
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    Hyundai Multitool

    they go on the rotor/central motor bit each end that i assume is no 12 in the picture
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    Hyundai Multitool

    ball bearings/roller bearing iff thats what you mean
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    Can anyone identify this wood?

    my money is on rough sawn iroko
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    Tesco Clubcard

    if you think off it the supply chain is supermarket sets out the coming years' requirement at a gteed price with the producers who will over produce to make sure they comply with the contract and sell the excess on the open market or indeed back as part off a promotion to the supermarket ontop...
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    Milwaukee C12HZ-0 M12 Naked Compact Hackzall

    oscillating saw perhaps 8mm sweep around an arc and recip saw 26mm stroke and with greater power so will slow down far less under load so 4 to 6 times the cut rate
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    Long screws - recommendation

    really good link there and well done for sharing as it helps others understand that "normal" is no such thing other than people that are similar to you so many many many different types off"normal" :giggle:
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    Locks for wooden garage door.

    if actual security is your main point rather than just visual clues dont forget without at least one non tamper screw or bolt at each half off every hinge any door can be easily part opened or removed with a posi2 screwdriver in seconds although a way round this is say metal rods/headless screws...
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    Locks for wooden garage door.

    not secure in a "stopping you getting to a 10k car" way is different to a 1k sheds worth way your doing the right thing by reducing the visible protection to the minimum suggesting nothing off value inside as there doesnt seem to be any timber where the doors overlap to support that edge try...
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    Locks for wooden garage door.

    Perhaps an old up and over garage door mechanism could be adapted as it has a main lock and 2 shoot bolts that can be rotated 90 degrees??
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    Locks for wooden garage door.

    the problem you have is you cant fit a highly accurate +/- 2mm locking system with 12mm bolts to a wooden door that needs +/-8mm and 20+bolts to accommodate the expansion needs
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